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she learned in the classroom with her family and quickly realized they had not been exposed to the same information, simply due to language barriers.
hundred languages. People worldwide can use that education to empower themselves to make changes in their communities to combat climate change.
During middle school, Sophia Kianna was blown away while visiting her family living in Iran. The lack of light pollution illuminated every star in the night sky, but more than that, her immediate family members were unfamiliar with her talks of pollution and climate change. Sophia shared what
Upon her return home, Sophia devised a way to help her family and the families around the world who may not be aware of how pollution and climate change affect them. At first, she translated climate information into Farsi, the language her family speaks in Iran. Thus began Climate Cardinals, a nonprofit organization, now with over six thousand worldwide volunteers, all of whom work tirelessly to translate hundreds of thousands of words of climate information into over one
Climate Cardinals expanded dramatically during the pandemic and garnered the attention of the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations, who named Sophia the youngest member of the newly-created Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. While managing Climate Cardinals, being an active member of the UN Youth Council and studying for finals, we were lucky enough to sit down with Sophia for a couple of questions.
eet Sophia Kianni, an 18-year-old climate activist who plans to change the world for the better. Between finishing high school and staying safe during a global pandemic, this climate hero is inspiring activists everywhere to get involved.
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COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE, ONE WORD AT A TIME
